Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| I travel a lot. I / every other day. / need / some petrol |
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| Kevin / always / ? / win / Does |
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| I / to the hairdresser's / go / once a month / usually |
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| you / How / do / go / to the disco? / often |
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| very often / dresses / in blue / She |
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| several times a year / My car / breaks down |
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| pizza / for dinner / often / eats / Mike |
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| day in, day out / I / have to go / shopping |
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| My parents / almost never / go on holiday |
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| soup / We / have / every other day |
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| if you need it / help you / Tom / will / rarely |
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| oranges / I / hardly ever / eat |
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| You / never / can / your car keys / find |
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| always / get up / at 8 a.m. / I |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| when you talk to her / listens / She / rarely |
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| go / three times a week / I / to the gym |
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| She / always / asking me questions / is |
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| it / saw / I / five times |
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| I / never / know / what to say |
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| some help with the homework / They / need / usually |
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| to the gym / every day / you / go / Do / ? |
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| always / dress / I / Can / in green? |
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| you / have lunch / at home? / usually / Do |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| Yesterday, / phoned / me / she / twice |
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| They / can / listen / never |
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| feel tired? / often / you / Do |
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| once a year / to the dentist / go / usually / I |
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| very tired / am / usually / Something is the matter with me. I / in the mornings. |
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| John / is / often / late |
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| come / My parents / to help me / very often |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
